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Spring 2013 First Impressions.

Spring season
definitely never lets down.

There're always a
lot of watchable series and a few of my faves series are also aired in spring.
In 2010, I remember watching Angel Beats!
at 2011, Steins;Gate was aired at 2012, KuroBas, Hyouka, Uchuu Kyoudai, Tsuritama and Sakamichi no Apollon aired. This year, I'm not exactly sure
which series will stick to me throughout the years but I'm definitely eyeing on
Shingeki no Kyojin. While there are
still a number of interesting series out there, I've decided to marathon them
later on (or if I really can't resist, I can just watch them later :3) and that
includes the well received Suisei no Gargantia,
Red Data Girl, and Kakumeiki Valvrave.

If you'll notice,
I've also added up some jdrama which I am currently watching. I kind of
developed some interest in them after finishing a couple of pretty interesting
and good series and movies :3

Sure the cast
matters to me but I also take my patience into account when watching. With how
embarrassing their opening scene was in ep1 and how uninterested I was in it
definitely gives me the right to place this on-hold.
I'll probably go back to this after the season.

Karneval (episodes seen: 4)

My first impression
on Karneval can be read here.
My weekly posts can be read here.

Karneval's fine cast, colorful art and
fantastic animation, Nai's innocent act and the mystery of his missing brother
figure (is he? Okay, he's not. But he's supposedly the closes person to Nai)
topped with Yogi's entertaining comedy stunts and lines makes Karneval pretty much amusing to watch despite
its lack of character development and excitement.

Hataraku Maou-sama! (episodes seen: 4)

My
impression on Maou-sama! Defientiely changed after watching the 2nd episode. The first episode
was mostly fun and it kind of gave me the impression of being similar to Ixion Saga DT which I
kind of like. Although it still remains to be amusing, I'm kind of disappointed
that the whole Maou-san working at Mgronalds was being set aside. Just what
happened to that? I thought we're going to see him conquere the world and
become Mgronalds manager or something? x_x Anyway, seeing some actual plot on Maou-sama! isn't really
a bad thing. Oh, and did I mentioned that Ente Isla's
language is pretty entertaining to listen to? LOL.

Devil
Survivor 2 THE ANIMATION (episodes seen: 4)

Devil Survivor 2's best appeal is obviously
its stunning art and animation which probably can't be matched by any other
series this season. At the very least from what I've seen so far.

Saving the world.
Demons being controlled via cellphone. Main character with nothing but the sake
of other people in mind. Devil Survivor 2
haven't actually taken my attention in terms of story. It hasn't let me grip
the edge of my seat from excitement, interest nor suspense. But I do have to
admit that Nicaea (am I right here?) is
an interesting software :3 Anyway, with only 13 episodes, I don't know what
they plan to do in here nor how the flow will continue. But I'll certainly see
this until the end.

Arata
Kangatari (episodes seen: 4)

My first impression
on Arata Kangatari can be read here.
My follow up thoughts (as of ep2) can be read here.

I guess it was wrong
of me to expect that I'd absolutely love this series. First of all, I'm not
exactly the fantasy-series fan person; second, just because one of my fave VA
is voicing the main character doesn't exactly mean that the series will be great
and finally, after watching ep1 I should have realized that Arata is basically
one of the nicest main character out there. With that said, I'll still continue
watching Arata Kangatari for now despite
my lack of interest in it still hoping that somewhere along the way I'll be
absorbed in it.

Shingeki
no Kyojin (episodes seen: 4)

My first impression
on Shingeki no Kyojin can be read here.
My follow up thoughts (as of ep4) can be read here.

What I probably love
about Shingeki no Kyojin is how it
practically makes me look forward to each despite how its cliffhanger isn't
exactly that big. With already four
episodes up, Production I.G has definitely showed us that the first episode
isn't just for show. The animation gets a bit shabby at times but I absolutely
like its art style. I'd always look at Eren's reactions, Mikasa's stoic face,
how action is shown through the line thickness (ohh, something manga-like,
huh?), and not to forget, the titans' designs especially the colossal
titan. Being a 2-cour series and seeing how the pacing is, I have no idea
how this will proceed :3 but this is definitely topping my list as of now.

Aku
no Hana (episodes seen: 4)

My first impression
on Aku no Hana can be read here.
My weekly posts can be read here.

Aku no Hana has definitely disturbed the anime
community not only by its story, which is deemed pointless other than its
discomforting atmosphere, but also because of its art. The rotoscoping which is
used in the series became most of the viewers' issue in watching the series and
this includes the avid readers of the manga. Anyway, why I watch this series
basically falls down to my interest on the characters - how Kasuga will
continue to face both Saeki and Nakamura, how Kasuga and Nakamura's
relationship go, will Saeki ever found out that Kasuga took her clothes? If so,
how will she react to that? How will she face him? I enjoy Kasuga's displeasure
and I like how Nakamura's pushing through her idea that Kasuga's a pervert
despite his obviously pure character. Each episodes tries to increase the
viewers interest but from ep4, I think that certain points just don't connect -
Saeki's actions, Kasuga's continuous fear on Nakamura… Just how will this story
conclude?

To Aru
Kagaku no Railgun S (episodes seen: 3)

The thing is I like
Railgun more than Index. Okay, that's not the point but I'm just saying . LOL.

Same slice of life
feel. Same fun characters. Same typical Railgun
action. I like Railgun only to the
extent that I'm amused whenever I watched it. It's not exactly the exciting
series for which would get me impatient for the next episode every week.
Anyway, I initially thought that this season will be like a continuation of the
Sisters Arc, something that will pick up from where Toaru Majustu no Index left from (I've only seen S1). Guess I
was wrong. This 2-cour, 24episodes (is MAL not
mistaking this?), of Railgun S will
basically be about the Sisters Arc probably in full detail and entirely on
Mikoto's point of view. Either way, I'm enjoying this show and I'm definitely
looking forward to seeing Accelerator soon :3

When I picked up Mushibugyou, I knew exactly what to expect and
that expectation wasn't blown off. The action, battle scenes, comedy and even
the characters were as I expected. What probably came off from me was how much
I never expect myself to actually find this pretty watchable. I initially
thought that I'd get bored half way or somewhere along an episode but it came
out pretty decent and not exactly the
boring-I'd-rather-stop-watching-this-for-awhile kind of thing.

YUYUSHIKI (episodes seen: 1)

In my Spring
Anime List post I said I'd like to enjoy some random slice of life series.
Something totally random and comedic. Something like GJ-bu or Acchi Kocchi or
whatever else nice out there. Guess Yuyushiki
isn't exactly as fun as those series. Yuyushiki
is mostly about those girls randomly talking about everyday stuff mainly like Nichijou or Lucky
Star but I kind of find Yuyushiki
a bit boring. Okay. Not a bit boring but
actually boring. AND 'Data Processing Club'? I've only seen ep1 and does that
mean they're like a 'Google' school club? LOL. Either way, I'm placing this on-hold.

Ore
no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai. (episodes seen: 4)

I honestly can't
remember much about the first season so I wasn’t exactly excited for this
second season. What I probably remember clearly from last season (and the
4-episode specials) was how much I like Kyousuke as an onii-chan (and as a
character in Oreimo) and how much I like
Nakamura Yuuichi
as his VA. I marathon the first four
episodes a couple days ago and it was definitely enjoyable to watch. There
aren't anything notable for me yet and I'm not really joining the Kuroneko x
Kirino fight out there 'cause I'm not really a fan of either of them. I'm just
out here to watch Oreimo for its anime
culture, see Akihabara in anime (LOL) and watch one of my fave anime onii-chan,
Kyousuke :3

Dansai
Bunri no Crime Edge (episodes seen: 2)

Hmmm… I've been
reading good things about this series since it began. I've only seen two
episodes and after those explanation regarding the whole 'game' and the killing
tools, I'd have to agree that this is definitely a must to watch this season.
Setting the interesting death game aside, I also like how the fight scene is
shown. The match between Yamane and Kiri is kind of reminded me of how much I
enjoyed watching BTOOOM!. Of course I
don't think Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge
is psychological, I'm merely talking about the excitement of that scene. That
match. That death match. >:]

My first jdrama for
the season. Highschool life. Bullying. Mystery. Yes, mystery. 35-sai no Koukousei reminded me of Yankee-kun to Megane-chan, the live action one
(haven't read the manga). Okay, they're entirely different stuff but I just had
the same feel on them. Take note that 35-sai no
Koukousei doesn't have romance and stuff like that.Basically, 35-sai
no Koukousei takes on the topic of highschool bullying and tackles it in
an interesting way by enrolling a 35-yr old lady named 'Baba Ayako' (Yonekura Ryoko)
who's main goal is probably take down bullying through her own way. BUT the
mystery I saw in here is Baba-san's real intention in enrolling and her
relation with the chairman (or is it the board of education?). Either way, I'm
pretty interested at how things will go. I'd like to see Baba-san take on those
who bullies :3

This is practically
my first encounter with Itazura na Kiss.
I haven't seen the first live action adaptation, other countries' version nor
the anime adaptation. SO yeah, I'm practically new to this series. I'll enjoy
it, dislike it or whatever else only based on what I'd see here and so far,
I've only seen up to ep2 (each episode is like 45mins or something. Not really
20mins anime short so each episode is seriously packed).

Anyway, here's my
impression so far, Kotoko (Honoka Miki) is quite
an annoying character. She doesn't look good. Her talking is a bit annoying.
AND her stupidness is annoying. Irie-kun (Furukawa Yuki) looks
okay. Not exactly good looking or the bishounen type but Furukawa Yuki is doing
a pretty nice job (I was personally surprised to see him act cold after seeing
him in Rich Man Poor Woman). Kotoko's best
friend, Jinko (Fujimoto
Nanami) is certainly more annoying that Kotoko most especially after the
study-photo incident. Then there's Ikezawa Kinnosuke (Yamada Yuki) who
overreacts all the time. ohgod, this show is filled with annoying stuff -_-
Final verdict: so much annoying stuff. I'm placing this on-hold. Don't
know when I'll get back to this -_-

I don't exactly know
what convinced me to watch this series. Guess this was just me looking for
something that involves human drama that involves changing lives and such.
Similar to 35-sai no Koukousei, Kazoku Game is simply tackling issues in
school but not exactly centered in bullying. Heck it's not even centered in
school. It's probably about life and family and relationships in general. The
first episode (which is the only one subbed so far) is a pretty nice combination
of comedy and seriousness. A mystery is also being opened up in here. Yoshimoto
Koya (Sakurai Sho)
is a home tutor and he's seriously, seriously
weird. And the reasons for his action will definitely be unveiled later on in
the series.